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In your config.plist do the following:

- delete Graphics/FBName
- change Graphics/Inject/ATI=NO
- change Graphics/Inject/Nvidia=YES

That should be enough to enable your graphics card.
Well, got the card installed, got it working with my Windows 10 SSD, shut down, disconnected Win10SSD, reconnected HackSSD, booted to USB after making the clover changes for Vid, booted to hackSSD. Screenshot attached where it went to blackscreen.
 

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Well, got the card installed, got it working with my Windows 10 SSD, shut down, disconnected Win10SSD, reconnected HackSSD, booted to USB after making the clover changes for Vid, booted to hackSSD. Screenshot attached where it went to blackscreen.

That's exactly same as what you had with the AMD GPU.

After taking that picture of the screen, does the screen go black ?
Is the system still running ?
What cable have you attached to the screen and have you tried swapping the ports ?
Is your screen being shared with another system (that is, one port on the Dell and another port on a second system) ?

Post your latest EFI folder.
 
After taking that picture of the screen, does the screen go black ?
Yes.
Is the system still running ?
Not sure but the CAPS lock would not light up.
What cable have you attached to the screen and have you tried swapping the ports ?
DVI. Interestingly, the place I ordered the new Vid card from sent me a slightly different one (https://www.gpuzoo.com/GPU-ZOTAC/GeForce_GT_730_-_ZT-71104-10L.html), but instead of a full size HDMI it has a mini HDMI and two DVI's. I can try the other DVI to see if it makes a difference but I will have to get an adapter to try the mini HDMI.
Is your screen being shared with another system (that is, one port on the Dell and another port on a second system) ?
No.
Post your latest EFI folder.
Done.
 

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Yes.

Not sure but the CAPS lock would not light up.

DVI. Interestingly, the place I ordered the new Vid card from sent me a slightly different one (https://www.gpuzoo.com/GPU-ZOTAC/GeForce_GT_730_-_ZT-71104-10L.html), but instead of a full size HDMI it has a mini HDMI and two DVI's. I can try the other DVI to see if it makes a difference but I will have to get an adapter to try the mini HDMI.

No.

Done.

I just tried your EFI as-is on my system it boots fine (with my GT 730).

According to your Clover log, your new Zotac card is based on GF108 (the older Fermi GPU). Clover does not always get it right but it does not get the Vendor ID: Device ID wrong ([10DE:0F02]). According the Clover log in your EFI, it shows:

Code:
65:950  0:068  mem_detected 512Mb
66:019  0:068  read_nVidia_ROM
66:087  0:068  Using PRAMIN fixups
66:265  0:178  version 70.08.D5.00.02
66:333  0:067  nVidia Zotac GeForce GT 730  512MB NVC1 [10DE:0F02] :: PcieRoot(0x0)\Pci(0x1,0x0)\Pci(0x0,0x0) => device #1
66:470  0:136  Nvidia: VideoPorts: user defined from config.plist: 3
66:677  0:206  set NVCAP: 04000000-00000300-0C000000-00000007-00000000
66:745  0:068   setting specified layout-id=1 (0x1)
66:813  0:068  stringlength = 5682
66:882  0:068  CurrentMode: Width=1280 Height=1024

Clover also thinks it only has 512MB of VRAM (and Zotac did not sell such a card I believe).
Is this a 2048MB VRAM card ?
If you google that Vendor ID: Device ID, you will find this.

It could be a fake Zotac card ?. On your Windows HDD, if you have installed nvidia drivers, you can use GPU-Z App to verify what type of chip/GPU you have.

With your EFI running on my system, the Clover log shows:

Code:
50:704  0:068  mem_detected 2048Mb
50:778  0:073  read_nVidia_ROM
50:846  0:068  Using PRAMIN fixups
51:034  0:187  PROM
51:314  0:279  version 80.28.6A.00.01
51:382  0:068  nVidia Zotac GeForce GT 730  2048MB NV108 [10DE:1287] :: PcieRoot(0x0)\Pci(0x1,0x0)\Pci(0x0,0x0) => device #1
51:518  0:136  Nvidia: VideoPorts: user defined from config.plist: 3
51:747  0:228  set NVCAP: 04000000-00000300-0C000000-00000007-00000000
51:815  0:068   setting specified layout-id=1 (0x1)
51:884  0:068  stringlength = 5796
51:953  0:068  CurrentMode: Width=2048 Height=1152

Even if it's GF108, that chip is still supported by High Sierra OOB I believe (but you will not be able to upgrade to Catalina) so that does not explain why your system is not booting.

You can try the attached SSDT that explicitly injects your GT 730 device into your ACPI tables (it is something I do but it is not strictly necessary since Inject/Nvidia=Yes does the same).
Copy it to /EFI/Clover/ACPI/Patched folder.

EDIT: BTW, DVI should work by default. Try the other DVI but I think it will be the same.
 

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I just tried your EFI as-is on my system it boots fine (with my GT 730).

According to your Clover log, your new Zotac card is based on GF108 (the older Fermi GPU). Clover does not always get it right but it does not get the Vendor ID: Device ID wrong ([10DE:0F02]). According the Clover log in your EFI, it shows:

Code:
65:950  0:068  mem_detected 512Mb
66:019  0:068  read_nVidia_ROM
66:087  0:068  Using PRAMIN fixups
66:265  0:178  version 70.08.D5.00.02
66:333  0:067  nVidia Zotac GeForce GT 730  512MB NVC1 [10DE:0F02] :: PcieRoot(0x0)\Pci(0x1,0x0)\Pci(0x0,0x0) => device #1
66:470  0:136  Nvidia: VideoPorts: user defined from config.plist: 3
66:677  0:206  set NVCAP: 04000000-00000300-0C000000-00000007-00000000
66:745  0:068   setting specified layout-id=1 (0x1)
66:813  0:068  stringlength = 5682
66:882  0:068  CurrentMode: Width=1280 Height=1024

Clover also thinks it only has 512MB of VRAM (and Zotac did not sell such a card I believe).
Is this a 2048MB VRAM card ?
If you google that Vendor ID: Device ID, you will find this.

It could be a fake Zotac card ?. On your Windows HDD, if you have installed nvidia drivers, you can use GPU-Z App to verify what type of chip/GPU you have.

With your EFI running on my system, the Clover log shows:

Code:
50:704  0:068  mem_detected 2048Mb
50:778  0:073  read_nVidia_ROM
50:846  0:068  Using PRAMIN fixups
51:034  0:187  PROM
51:314  0:279  version 80.28.6A.00.01
51:382  0:068  nVidia Zotac GeForce GT 730  2048MB NV108 [10DE:1287] :: PcieRoot(0x0)\Pci(0x1,0x0)\Pci(0x0,0x0) => device #1
51:518  0:136  Nvidia: VideoPorts: user defined from config.plist: 3
51:747  0:228  set NVCAP: 04000000-00000300-0C000000-00000007-00000000
51:815  0:068   setting specified layout-id=1 (0x1)
51:884  0:068  stringlength = 5796
51:953  0:068  CurrentMode: Width=2048 Height=1152

Even if it's GF108, that chip is still supported by High Sierra OOB I believe (but you will not be able to upgrade to Catalina) so that does not explain why your system is not booting.

You can try the attached SSDT that explicitly injects your GT 730 device into your ACPI tables (it is something I do but it is not strictly necessary since Inject/Nvidia=Yes does the same).
Copy it to /EFI/Clover/ACPI/Patched folder.

EDIT: BTW, DVI should work by default. Try the other DVI but I think it will be the same.
You were correct on the GPU, it is the 108. I am returning it to the seller and will try to get one with the GF 208 chip. According to GPUZoo, this one is supposed to have the 208 chip so I'm a little concerned about the accuracy of their info.
I tried using your SSDT and it made no difference. I left the file name alone and just pasted it into the patched folder where the DSDT resides. Should I have changed the file name to "SSDT.aml" without the additional text?

You had mentioned this a few pages back: "Since Xeon E5450 does not include SSE 4.2 instructions set, a Telemetrytrap kext is needed to be able run 10.15 on Xeon E5450 CPU." I know it related to Catalina, but is it possible that High Sierra needs SSE 4.2?
 
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You were correct on the GPU, it is the 108. I am returning it to the seller and will try to get one with the GF 208 chip. According to GPUZoo, this one is supposed to have the 208 chip so I'm a little concerned about the accuracy of their info.
I tried using your SSDT and it made no difference. I left the file name alone and just pasted it into the patched folder where the DSDT resides. Should I have changed the file name to "SSDT.aml" without the additional text?

You had mentioned this a few pages back: "Since Xeon E5450 does not include SSE 4.2 instructions set, a Telemetrytrap kext is needed to be able run 10.15 on Xeon E5450 CPU." I know it related to Catalina, but is it possible that High Sierra needs SSE 4.2?

The site info is pretty accurate normally. If the card did not come in a retail packaging and the PCB itself does not have all the marking of Zotac, then chances are it is a fake GT 730. Best to try and find a card that comes with retail packing so has a higher chance being verified before you buy and and higher chance of being based on GF208. See this guide here regarding supported/unsupported GPU's. GT 740 is also an option but I did not go for that as I was not sure if the Dell 530 PSU would be able to cope with the extra power requirements of the GT 740.

That SSDT I posted does not need to be renamed since Clover will load any SSDT it finds in that folder. If you check your debug, log file (in /EFI/Clover/Misc folder) you will see near the end that it found that file and loads it.
There are many reports of people who have struggled to get a card with device ID 0F02 to work with a hack.

The comment about Telemetrytrap kext was related to Catalina and no HS does not need it. I mentioned it so that you know that if you get the correct GT 730 then you'll be able to use it in the future for Catalina but Catalina needs telemetry trap kext if you have a CPU that does not have the SSE4.2 instruction set.
 
The site info is pretty accurate normally. If the card did not come in a retail packaging and the PCB itself does not have all the marking of Zotac, then chances are it is a fake GT 730. Best to try and find a card that comes with retail packing so has a higher chance being verified before you buy and and higher chance of being based on GF208. See this guide here regarding supported/unsupported GPU's. GT 740 is also an option but I did not go for that as I was not sure if the Dell 530 PSU would be able to cope with the extra power requirements of the GT 740.

That SSDT I posted does not need to be renamed since Clover will load any SSDT it finds in that folder. If you check your debug, log file (in /EFI/Clover/Misc folder) you will see near the end that it found that file and loads it.
There are many reports of people who have struggled to get a card with device ID 0F02 to work with a hack.

The comment about Telemetrytrap kext was related to Catalina and no HS does not need it. I mentioned it so that you know that if you get the correct GT 730 then you'll be able to use it in the future for Catalina but Catalina needs telemetry trap kext if you have a CPU that does not have the SSE4.2 instruction set.
Okay, I ordered a GT 730 (the one that I was supposed to get from ebay), from B&H Photo Video. It's a new retail card so it should be legit, even though it cost me an additional 50 bucks! Says it will be here Friday so we'll give it a go then.
 
I followed the guide for a fresh install of high Sierra using OpenCore and it just flashes - this over and over again

here is efi I used
 

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I followed the guide for a fresh install of high Sierra using OpenCore and it just flashes - this over and over again

here is efi I used
Hi sharan, I'm no expert (still trying to get my 530 to work), but I can tell you that High Sierra will NOT work with a Core2Duo processor. You probably also have a G33M02 motherboard which is also not compatible with High Sierra. I successfully was able to get macOS Yosemite to work on my original 530 (Core2Duo, G33M02 mobo), but that was as far as I tried to go before upgrading to a Xeon E5450 and a DG33M03 mobo).
 
I followed the guide for a fresh install of high Sierra using OpenCore and it just flashes - this over and over again

here is efi I used

LOL ... you don't have the OpenCore config.plist file.
You will also need the DSDT.aml file I posted in this thread.

If you have never done a Hackintosh, OpenCore is harder than Clover to start with.
read this guide.
 
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